Question: How can I generate cyclical motion in a piston?
Design An Experiment
A piston is similar to a syringe. Pistons are used in car, train and many airplanes to convert up and down motion in the piston into circular motion. The very first steam engines used pistons to turn train wheels on trains and paddle wheels on steam boats, and a variety of other machines. Below is an animation of a piston. This piston has two nozzles on the top instead on one (like the syringe) and its plunger stick can rock back and forth, so that it can be attached easily to a wheel.
